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Measured Search, Inc., a leader in cloud orchestration, management and analytics platform for Apache Solr announced that it has partnered with Hitachi Solutions America and showcased a combined solution offering cloud-based secure search on top of Apache Solr during the Lucene Revolution 2016 conference in Boston, MA.

It is said that the legal industry is one of the most conservative industries with regard to change! It is not a surprise then that the legal industry has been slow to adopt the cloud. According to Legaltech news, this kind of mentality is shifting gradually. However, currently Legaltech finds that the majority of legal IT departments and legal technology vendors still express hesitance and resistance to cloud adoption. So why all the hesitation? Let’s explore this further and how improved cloud technology can make it easier to implement in even the most conservative law firms.

Social security and tax number, nicknamed My Number, has launched in Japan! Originally, it was planned only as a tax number system, but expansion to social security was also adopted after a public outcry of over thirty years. The release of My Number has been delayed due to many Japanese citizen’s concerns with the tax system and government control. The unfairness of collecting taxes has been controversial for decades, and now people feel a mix of expectations and anxiety. 90% of the Japanese government income comes from taxes with 60% coming from industry employed workers and the other 30% from self-employed workers. With My Number's launch, industry employed workers are expecting tax collection to be fairer, but some are still suspicious that the government will abuse the system to gain more control. Amid all the excitement in Japan, the global population understands that tax information is sensitive and must be kept confidential. If this information falls into the wrong hands, identity theft and monetary fraud is almost certain. But there are ways to protect you and your family from divulging sensitive information like My Number.

We use them every day. Cloud storage providers (CSPs) like Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, and Microsoft OneDrive and many more are ready to help you store your files. CSPs offer a great web-based service by providing file storage that is accessible on almost any device. It can also be cost effective as minimum storage capacities are typically free of charge. But what they don’t tell you about the security

As cloud storage adoption grows so does the need for solid encryption. Unfortunately for most users the standard encryption offered by their favorite cloud storage service is less than ideal. Some Cloud Storage Providers (CSPs) are offering improved encryption but most still employ problematic “server-side” encryption technologies. In practice, client-side encryption is the best way to

Trust. It’s a simple, single syllable word that means a lot to everyone. The cloud storage community is still trying rebuild trust with consumers after the numerous cloud breaches since the inception of cloud storage. From the reported 21,000 government requests of disclosure of information back in 2012 to the celebrity photo leak of 2014, many have become wary of storing important files on the cloud. Fortunately,

How would you like to protect your files in Dropbox like Box protects files for its Enterprise users? With the ever growing risk of cloud security breaches, including government intrusion and hackers, consumers now need to shift their focus to protecting their information. Most Dropbox users wouldn’t turn away Enterprise grade security for their files but

Google Drive, like other cloud storage services, has quickly become one of the most essential tools for organizing and storing files. With the wide adoption of the cloud, consumers now need to shift their focus to protecting their information because the utility and convenience of the cloud also introduces security risks like
government intrusion and
hackers. I’m sure you haven’t forgotten about the
celebrity photo leak.

Cloud storage is quickly becoming one of the most essential tools around us today for organizing and storing files. However, the utility and convenience of the cloud can also bring security risks, like hackers and government intrusion. I don’t think we’ve forgotten about the celebrity photo leak. Fortunately, Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd. (HSAL) is working hard on making sure that your personal and business files stay private. With Credeon Cloud Data Protection, HSAL has added military-grade security to the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)! Amazon S3 provides IT professionals a safe and highly-scalable storage platform. Coupled with Credeon, Amazon S3 now provides a content platform that offers a seamless interface to store files in the safest environment available to consumers.